##kal ' s enemies . ste ##la 31 is the accession monument of si ##ya ##j chan k ' aw ##ii ##l ii , also bearing two portraits of his father , ya ##x nu ##un a ##yi ##in , as a youth dressed as a te ##ot ##ih ##ua ##can warrior . he carries a spear ##th ##row ##er in one hand and bears a shield decorated with the face of t ##lal ##oc , the te ##ot ##ih ##ua ##can war god . in ancient times the sculpture was broken and the upper portion was moved to the summit of temple 33 and ritual ##ly buried . ste ##la 31 has been described as the greatest early classic sculpture to survive at ti ##kal . a
##kal's enemies. stela 31 is the accession monument of siyaj chan k'awiil ii, also bearing two portraits of his father, yax nuun ayiin, as a youth dressed as a teotihuacan warrior. he carries a spearthrower in one hand and bears a shield decorated with the face of tlaloc, the teotihuacan war god. in ancient times the sculpture was broken and the upper portion was moved to the summit of temple 33 and ritually buried. stela 31 has been described as the greatest early classic sculpture to survive at tikal. a